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Sunday, 21 September 2014

NOW UDF THREATENS TO EXPEL MUDAVADI FOR SACKING HASSAN

Kericho
county UDF supporters are now demanding the immediate and
unconditional resignation of Osman Hassan from the post of nominated
MP for being disrespectful to the party leader Musalia Mudavadi. At the
same time, party secretary general Abraham Limo has come to the defence of
Hassan and threatened to kick Mudavadi out of the party.

Party
supporters led by branch chairman Jacob Ng’etich backed the dismissal of
Hassan as the national UDF chairman claiming that he was creating
disunity amongst members.

UDF
was founded in 2012 by members of Kenya’s 10th parliament.

Mudavadi
moved from ODMled to UDF but announced
that he would remain as a deputy prime minister and member of parliament for
Sabatia constituency.

He
said that he chose UDF as the party’s manifesto was in tandemwith his aspirations and those of many
Kenyans.

“I,
Musalia Mudavadi wish to announce that I will be offering myself as a candidate
for the office of president of the republic of Kenya on the ticket of the
United Democratic Forum party at the next elections,” he said amid cheers from
supporters.

“Even
as I applied myself to the challenges of making a new home, I have deeply
reflected on the positions I hold in the party and in government on behalf of
Kenyans. I have resolved to resign as the ODM deputy party leader and as the
minister for Local Government,” he added.

Ng’etich
who was flanked by women leader Florence Koskei, Weldon Kiprotich (secretary),
Paul Byegonb (organising secretary) among other officials said that
Hassan’s removal is in accordance with the constitution and Registrar of
Political Parties Act.

Koskei
claimed that Hassan had become an impediment to the party’s manifesto
as he lacked goodwill from members and the general public where he
was expected to fish.

UDF
also announced that it would start the legal procedure to recall Hassan as
nominated MP from Wednesday this week.

Kassim
Sawa was named the new chairman, taking over from Hassan in a list that
retained Mudavadi as party leader with Jeremiah Kioni as his deputy.

Former
Shinyalu MP Justus Kizito was named secretary-general, taking over from Dan
Ameyo who resigned after being appointed the chairman of Mumias Sugar.

But
the secretary general Limo who is Hassan’s ally, dismissed UDF’s NEC
resolutions, saying Mudavadi’s allies would be humbled by the law.

“It
is us who invited Mudavadi to this party. He did not invite us. All Kenyans
know this. He can play games out there, but we will not allow him to
institutionalise sycophancy in UDF. We will be kicking him out soon,” Limo
said.

He
said resolutions arrived at during the meeting that decided to remove Hassan
had no grounds.

Although
Limo was retained as the chairman of the national elections board, he said he
is not interested in the position, and declared he was still the secretary
general.